Heat waves destroy crops, drive wildfires, and kill humans and wildlife, but these extreme weather events aren't just limited ...

A University of Maryland study reveals more frequent and intense marine heat waves in Chesapeake Bay using advanced satellite ...

The study estimates the Chesapeake Bay area could have marine heat wave conditions for about a third of the year by the end of the century. That’s an increase from the 22 days a year the bay now ...

Andrew Cortez cares deeply about the Chesapeake Bay. "The Chesapeake Bay is our natural ... the group meant to do just that: the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which oversees Virginia ...

A Virginia commission’s decision to strike down a ban on the winter dredge harvesting of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay drew sharp criticism from Maryland officials and regional ...

Dollar has spent his life on the Chesapeake Bay. He owns a charter fishing business ... Since 2020, it's been in the hands of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, a state agency with ...

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Maryland Department of Natural Resources conduct this annual survey of the population of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Published in the journal Estuaries and Coasts, the study leveraged long-term satellite observations to map out heat ... variability of marine heatwaves in the Chesapeake Bay,” was published ...